Range body



May 6, 1924.

.1,492,909 J. WAIZENEGGER Y- RANGE B ODY Filed June 29 1922 a sneetssheet 1 May 6,' 1924.,

' J. WAIZENEGGER RANGE BODY lFiled June 29.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 6, 1924.

, UNITED STATES' -P.arr-1NT*' orric`E f JOSEPH WAIZENEGGER, on PORTLAND', OREGON, A ssreNoRonoNE-'J'minnI rro HER- BERT x. 01:.mscrnn, or PonrLaNn, onEeoN. I* v jv j 'Y RANGE BonY.

I Applieaaon ined :une 29, 192m serial No. 571,754. v

Ta all: 011512.07111; it may concern." i V Y Be it hereby klovv' that I, JOSEPH Varan-Y snrarii, a citizen, ofthe United states, and` a resident of Portland", in the county tif-Mult nomah and State of Gregon, have invented a new and useful Range Body, of lwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to the manufacture of bodies forstoves and IOranges. "f

The objects of my invention are chiefly asr follows:

First. The construction of a range body with the expenditureof a minimum of labor. Second. The constructiono anunusually rifrid and substantial range body.

lfhird. The construction of a 'range body which can be easilycleaned.

Fourth. The .elimination of rivets and spot Welding. Y

Fifth. The production of tightjoints and the elimination of` buckling. Y

Sixth. To facilitate the replacement ofthe oven when rusted out.

in spots caused principally-by rivets .and n el s.

Eighth. The savino* of electric current ordinarily-used in Wel ing.

I accomplish these results in the manner set forth in the following specification and illustrated inthe .accompanying drawings, in which I have illustrated on'lay the sheet metal body` of a range and eliminated such cast iron parts as grates, doors, damper-s, etc. which are noW. in common use and are not attached to the body untilit is completed. I have suggested-in dotted 'lines the shape of the oven flueusually placed at the back of the stove and which is preferably a casting. This iue is illustrated in order that it will be apparent how thesoot from this flue finds its Way into the cleanout box.

The drawings include the following-'figures. Figure llis' a front elevation of a range body With a portion of the front of the cleanout box cut away. Figure 2 is avertical section along the line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Figure 3 is a plan'of Fig. 1. Figure 4 is a` horizontal section along the line 1-4 in Fig. 1.. Figure 5 is a perspective of the top and sides of the oven ready for assembling. Figure 6 is a vertical section along the line 6-6 in Fig. 4. Figure is a vertical section along same' 'orf Seventh. To reduce the amount 'ot rustinfy the line in 3before locking the -`oventopcand sides-into place. Figure 8 isa 4view similar to Fig.` 7Y but showing the lock- 111 i calgsectioii along'y the line'9-9 in Fig'll. Fig

`ure 10 lalvertical lsect-i'onalong. the vline flO-e'l()` in', Fig. 1. Figurel'l is anrenlarged section 'along the linev 11--11 in Fig-.3. l

operation completed. Figure #9 is averti- Similar numbers of reference referto the similar parte throughout the several-Qvieais. .e

Referring in detail tothe drawings, I havecoistructed my device. ofv a oor 11 around .vvhose sidesare built the front 12, v

. the left'side 13, the back 14 andltheright side 1.5. Th e four sides are constructed-of 'one sheetfo@ hetal Whose ends '16,1211-'6 c'ut in the 'front 12th receivetheusual grates, fire door, ashf'dooryand draught slidesWh-ichare preferablyl cast land attached` with stove bolts as .is noWjhe custom.` Theseparts lare not shoujii. as, they are independent ofthe range body and., are .notj lattached theretountil at'- 'ter 'same is completed. I shall confnem-y 1llustr`atio`ns and'eXplanationsfto the newfeatures .that I havev embraced-in my inven `giol andggtheir relation to :the fusual vrange o ItQWllli'beobserved that the outeredges of the HOOIQll! are down-turned' at 17 and that the members 12,13, 14 andflf` areup-turned alongthe edges 1 8, thereby forminga'rigd union between the.. side Walls andthe'floor f of the range bodyrln thefrontu12 I havecut an opening forthe oven door fwhose sides 1 9 andA-top20.=are ineturned l,and folded .back towardlthe inside of theffront-12. i

The oven side 21 has an inturned foot 22, an inturned vedge 23 Aand an out-turned edge 24. The oven top 25 has a down-turned edge 26 andi-an upturned'rear edge-27y the portion 28 {if-which is cut-away for the oven'damper. The-cycli side 29 has an inturned front edge 30,--:and outturned rear edge 31 andan lout-turned foot 32 which maybe secured ,to the Hoor 11 bymeans of the bolts' 33. The ovenksdes 21 andi'29. andthe top25. inthe -fornislrovvn in Figure 5. are'plac'ed in position bye-slipping same downwardly between, f

the front 12a-nd the back llll sol that the edges 26 and 30 pass between the iront 12`^nd v,the inturned edges 19 and 20.

In thle=.back 14 I have provided the opening 34 Whose upper edge 35 is inturned. Be-

low the oven door I have placed a large shallow ash box whose sidesj and bottom.. 3i slide in an opening` below the l"oven door.

The upper edge S-is intnrned toward the. inturnedv front l2 and the bottom edge 38A upon the floor l1. I .Y k i An oven floor 89 rests on the ioot '22 and is uptnrned along the side 21. It is secured to the side 2 by means of the angle clamp 10 which has bevelied` places 40A. along its upper edge adapted to receive the swivel clamps B riveted to the side walls 21. The front and rear edges 4l of the "oven ioor lock between the edges and 3S.' The right hand side of the bottom 89has an upturned edge 42 which touches the side wall 29. An angle ciamp 43 .similar to clamp 40 is provided with the bevelled places 43A along its upper` edge adapted to receive fthe swivel clamps 43B which are riveted to the wall 29. The edges 4:4 on the back wall are outturned fervthe purpose of securing-the top of thestove to the body; v

After the oven sides 21,25 and 29 are in place, the edge 45 'which forms the bottoln'o'f the damper opening 46 in the back 12 is turned inwardly and locked over the edge 28, which operation holds the oven top 125-in place. It is preterablefto turn the edge 45 downwardly before assemblingso tliat'iall the assembler needs to dois to spring the top 25 downwardly until the edge 28 hooks under the edge to which the top is permitted to come back toits former straight position.'

I have provided aA front 4f? for the ash box whichY is preferably ot greater d-imensions than the opening Jfor the ash box. The rear ot' the ash box is slotted to receive the wall 48 lthrough which the oven floor 39 is nnited'to the floor 11 by means ot the bolts 49. The wall 4S vcauses annitorm distributionot1 heat under the Hoor 39. The rear Wall 50 of the ash box is carried around the wall t8 as a double wall 5'1 which runs nackte the vslopingy wall 52 which projeets under the wine` on the inside ofthe oven tine A similar wing 55 is provided `on 'the inside of 4the walll 13 and causes the -c'leaning's from the top andside et the oven to tall into the ash box.- V

lt will be understood Ithat Vwith this construction it the sides-the top or bottom ot' the oven rust out it not necessary to throw away the entire bodv o'r lrepair same with unsightly patches. .All that is required is to unlock the oven-parts by springing the ton Q5 -downwardlyand away from the edge L t5 and removing the bolts in the foot 3() and thezbolts 49, whieh' permits the entire oven to be lifted out and a new one put into place. A

Iam a'warefthat many different 'forms of rangebodies have been constructed in the past, `I therefore do not elaim my invention broadly but only within the limits set forth in the followings claims:

l. A rang-e body having,` a removable oven, said oven having a top and two sides, one side of which lentends to the iloor and is attached thereto and the other side extends to the oven floor and then turns towards the inside of the oven; a Hoor for said ovensupported by said inturned portion of the last mentioned side wall and by the opposite side of said oven, the front and rear edges of said fioor turningdownwardly, and the front and rear outside walls having upturned portions adapted to lock linside of vthe downtured portions ot' said tioor.

2. A range body having the front 'edges of the top and sidesof the oven inturned and the upper and side edges of lthe oven door opening yturned behind said int-urned edges 1n a manner :to `secure said oven sides tothe front wall.

3.' A. range body 'having a vertically4 slidable oveny joined to the ovenfront by crimping the oven edges inw'a-rdlyand the sides :and top the oven door lopening outwardly and upwardly, and means for loc-hing ysai oven against upward movement, consisting ernnpinggthe metal trom the damper openingl at dthe `back ot' the ovenv downwardly over an upturnedange at the back edge of the oven top.

4. 'The `combination Lof a 'range bodyr arnd oven having a flue strip extending backwardly from nea-r the middle of lsaid oven with a soot box under said oven and slotted to receive said flue strip, a porti-:mot said box extending into the yoven, flue, said iiue having a `deiiector` Jf'or guiding soot from said 1flue into said soot box, and a second detleetor for guiding soott'rom the top and side of said oven into the soot box.

A, range `bodv haviim` bottom joined to its sides and its oven joined to its :front and rear walls by Crimpingf the adjacent parts in opposite directions and :locking said crimped portions together. 6. A range body having' an oven 'flue at its rear side. a iue `strip from the middle of the oven to the bask of said body between the oven Hoor-and the body bottom, a slotted soot boxv adapted to receive said Hue strip, and means tor ,guiding soot from said oven and oven Hue into said ash box.

JOSEPH VAIZENEGGER. 

